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Employer firm births in Allegheny County

Employer firm births in Allegheny County was 1,544 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,544
Change on 2022-0.5%
Rank2nd of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high2,3611987
Series low1,1422010
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Employer firm births in Allegheny County, 1978 to 2023

1,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,185 count1979: 2,045 count1980: 1,897 count1981: 1,759 count1982: 1,804 count1983: 2,088 count1984: 2,214 count1985: 2,203 count1986: 2,304 count1987: 2,361 count1988: 2,233 count1989: 2,203 count1990: 2,151 count1991: 1,996 count1992: 1,823 count1993: 1,873 count1994: 1,829 count1995: 1,880 count1996: 1,809 count1997: 1,872 count1998: 1,760 count1999: 1,638 count2000: 1,637 count2001: 1,549 count2002: 1,663 count2003: 1,557 count2004: 1,739 count2005: 1,889 count2006: 1,601 count2007: 1,542 count2008: 1,392 count2009: 1,215 count2010: 1,142 count2011: 1,311 count2012: 1,295 count2013: 1,235 count2014: 1,388 count2015: 1,297 count2016: 1,433 count2017: 1,341 count2018: 1,353 count2019: 1,468 count2020: 1,406 count2021: 1,464 count2022: 1,551 count2023: 1,544 count1,0001,5002,0002,50019781994201020231978: 2,185 count1979: 2,045 count1980: 1,897 count1981: 1,759 count1982: 1,804 count1983: 2,088 count1984: 2,214 count1985: 2,203 count1986: 2,304 count1987: 2,361 count1988: 2,233 count1989: 2,203 count1990: 2,151 count1991: 1,996 count1992: 1,823 count1993: 1,873 count1994: 1,829 count1995: 1,880 count1996: 1,809 count1997: 1,872 count1998: 1,760 count1999: 1,638 count2000: 1,637 count2001: 1,549 count2002: 1,663 count2003: 1,557 count2004: 1,739 count2005: 1,889 count2006: 1,601 count2007: 1,542 count2008: 1,392 count2009: 1,215 count2010: 1,142 count2011: 1,311 count2012: 1,295 count2013: 1,235 count2014: 1,388 count2015: 1,297 count2016: 1,433 count2017: 1,341 count2018: 1,353 count2019: 1,468 count2020: 1,406 count2021: 1,464 count2022: 1,551 count2023: 1,544 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
20231,544
20221,551
20211,464
20201,406
20191,468
20181,353
20171,341
20161,433
20151,297
20141,388
20131,235
20121,295
20111,311
20101,142
20091,215
20081,392
20071,542
20061,601
20051,889
20041,739
20031,557
20021,663
20011,549
20001,637
19991,638
19981,760
19971,872
19961,809
19951,880
19941,829
19931,873
19921,823
19911,996
19902,151
19892,203
19882,233
19872,361
19862,304
19852,203
19842,214
19832,088
19821,804
19811,759
19801,897
19792,045
19782,185

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place2023
Allegheny County1,544
Pennsylvania14,288
United States508,777

Allegheny County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 112 countAllegheny County: 1,544 countArmstrong County: 56 countBeaver County: 125 countBedford County: 34 countBerks County: 401 countBlair County: 118 countBradford County: 51 countBucks County: 1,041 countButler County: 230 countCambria County: 88 countCameron County: 6 countCarbon County: 60 countCentre County: 147 countChester County: 741 countClarion County: 30 countClearfield County: 62 countClinton County: 31 countColumbia County: 66 countCrawford County: 79 countCumberland County: 319 countDauphin County: 351 countDelaware County: 687 countElk County: 26 countErie County: 184 countFayette County: 88 countForest County: 3 countFranklin County: 124 countFulton County: 13 countGreene County: 35 countHuntingdon County: 31 countIndiana County: 73 countJefferson County: 45 countJuniata County: 26 countLackawanna County: 177 countLancaster County: 675 countLawrence County: 67 countLebanon County: 141 countLehigh County: 372 countLuzerne County: 338 countLycoming County: 99 countMcKean County: 32 countMercer County: 96 countMifflin County: 43 countMonroe County: 183 countMontgomery County: 1,314 countMontour County: 15 countNorthampton County: 310 countNorthumberland County: 60 countPerry County: 33 countPhiladelphia County: 1,766 countPike County: 68 countPotter County: 11 countSchuylkill County: 95 countSnyder County: 40 countSomerset County: 73 countSullivan County: 7 countSusquehanna County: 45 countTioga County: 34 countUnion County: 47 countVenango County: 36 countWarren County: 19 countWashington County: 257 countWayne County: 59 countWestmoreland County: 327 countWyoming County: 24 countYork County: 427 count
  • Under 30
  • 30 to 50
  • 50 to 70
  • 70 to 130
  • 130 to 340
  • 340 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Allegheny County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Employer firm births, Allegheny County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Allegheny County, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/allegheny-county-pennsylvania. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Employer firm births, Allegheny County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/allegheny-county-pennsylvania.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Allegheny County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/allegheny-county-pennsylvania (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Allegheny County?

Employer firm births in Allegheny County was 1,544 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 67 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-22.

What was the highest employer firm births in Allegheny County?

2,361 in 1987, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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